Emphasis On the Extra G
When the river Niger
swiftly flowed into America,
business as usual
was auction conducted —
thru a Diablo Middle passage
Chain pain deals
being Faustian sealed,
on a Mississippi River Styx ferry steamboat
Dark body cargo,
ebony souls from the delta river Niger,
saw their muddy hopes
sinking ...
when they were laded
upon the Euro long ships like cattle
This Grand money-making scheme
was a Pharaoh’s dream:
Canyon coffers was bottomless widening,
as far as the naked eye could see
The leather-voiced whips
backside spoke to the river Niger sullen eyes
with cruel impunity —
Flicking bifurcated emphasis on the extra G
River Niger bosom willow woes
wept for godly intervention,
on behalf of their iron-ore idol interest
Having hateful others
place Gentile emphasis on the extra G
River Niger stolen children
were given
a scarlet letter derogatory word legacy
Copyright © Freddie Robinson Jr. | Year Posted 2018
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